Key case



Sept. 25, 1928.

A. H. MERRILL KEY CASE Filed Dec 12, 1925 IAR'IHUR H. MERRILL, or

KEY

Application filed December My invention relates to the class of devicesfor holding and retaining keys, and an object of my invention, amongothers, is the provision of a case within which the keys may beselectively inclosed, and a further ob ject of the invention is theprovision of a case of novel construction for the purpose specified; anda still further object of the invention is the provision of means for'lOOSGly attaching the keys in a manner to enable them to be readilyaccessible for use.

One form of device embodying my invention and in the construction anduse of which the objects herein set out, as well as others,

may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a view of one side of my improved key case with the flapsopened out and showing the keys attached in place. 7 Figure 2 is a viewof the opposite side of the case with one of the flaps closed, a key andthe means for securing it being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is an edge view of the case with the flaps in opened posit-ion.V

Figure 4 is a view, scale enlarged, in section through the case on aplane denoted by the dotted line 4-4 of Figure 1 and illustrating themanner of attaching the keys.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the case shown as closed. 7 Myimproved key case is constructed to provide at leasttwocompartments'wherein in one compartment a key or keys required 35 forfrequent use may be selectively inclosed, and wherein in anothercompartment other keys not so frequently required for use may becollectively inclosed. This case embodies a selective compartment 6 anda collective compartment 7 and it may be composed of any suitableflexible material, as leather. In the preferred form of construction theselective compartment is closed by a single flap 8 and the collectivecompartment is closed by 45 a double flap comprising members 910, al-

though the arrangement shown maybe varied as to the number of flaps asto the different compartments without departing from the spirit andintent of the invention. v V

In the preferred form of construction and one that I have found tosatisfactorily answer my purposes, a back 11 comprising one side of eachof the compartments above mentioned is extended and folded at one end toform the flap 10, and the flaps 8 and 9 are'composed of a single piece,folded at one edge and ew I l ear at rria,

rrAR'rnoRn, ooivnn'c'rronr l CASE? 1 12, 1923. Serial No. esom besecured to ears 16 overturned from a supporting plate 17 secured to theback in any suitable manner, as by riveting.

Snap hooks 19, ofany ordinary form and construction to enable the keysto be readily attached and detached, are loosely secured to the loop 15of the supporting link, and said links are attached to the bar 13 in amanner to afford considerable p layfor the links. The snap hooks areattached to the links in a manner to afford much play for the hooks andthe attachment of the keys to the snap hooks further provides forconsiderable play, any of which features of looseness, in whole or' inpart, provides for such looseness in the mounts for thekeys as to enablesuchkeys to assume any of the positions that may be required, as

' for insertion of a key in'a lock.

' It willthus be seenthat the key 20, that 'may be required for morefrequent use than others, contained in the case may be located in theselective compartment 7, and little trouble will therefore be requiredto select such key for use whenever it ma-y be required, and beingseparated fromthe other keys in the case such other keys will notinterfere with the free and unobstructed use of the selected I 7 keys. 7

It will be understood that the means here inabove described forattaching the keys ap- V plies to such means for such attachment in feach-ofthe compartments r V In accordancewith the provisions of thepatent statutes I have described the princie ples of operation of myinvention, together with the device which I now consider to mp resentthe'best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have-it understood that thedevice shown is only illustrative and that the invenv tion may becarried out by other means and 1. key ease formed of flexible material iand embodying two fiat sections with one side 7 bein edge of *the firstsection secured to the second section at a point intermediate itsopposite side edges and Witha portion of the second section overlyingthee ection to form a pocket for a key supported by one of the sections,the outer portions of the two sections the opposite edges of the sheetbeing foldable foldable to cover keyssuspendedon.-

in directions away from the flap to form one wallof a second compartmentfor-a, plurality of keys at the other side of the sheet and saidcompartments having means to respectively snppo'rtone,-and'-a imiltiplenumber of keys.

In a key caseformed o'faflexiblesheet, key holding devices intermediatethe opposite side edges of the sheet, said sheet embodying end flapsfoldable upon each other to overlie said key holding devices, and a flapat the opposite side o-f the sheet said flap carrying a selective keyholding device.

ARTHUR MERRILL. I

